Lynn Shore Reservation

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Lynn Shore Reservation

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

The Red Rock Park in the sanctuary

The Red Rock Park in the sanctuary

location Lynn , Massachusetts , United States
surface 89.2 km²
Geographical location 42 ° 28 '  N , 70 ° 56'  W Coordinates: 42 ° 27 '38 "  N , 70 ° 55' 53"  W.
Lynn Shore Reservation (Massachusetts)
Lynn Shore Reservation
Setup date 1896
Framework plan Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
administration Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

The area Lynn Shore Reservation is 89.2 km² National Seashore in Lynn in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . The area is administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston . The protected area consists of several beaches as well as leisure and recreation areas.

Along Lynn Shore Drive and Nahant Bay , a small bay in the Atlantic , you will find King's Beach , Red Rock Park and Lynn Beach from north to south . There are also sports fields in the reserve , some of which are also located in the Nahant Beach Reservation .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Francis Adams: Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners . Wright & Potter Print. Co, Boston 1896, OCLC 7394561 ( online in Google Book Search).
  2. Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation . Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  3. DCR's Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservations map (PDF; 88 kB) Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 14, 2009.

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